Small oval bright red fruit to 30mm diameter up to 75mm long, prolific, firm thick flesh, bush to 1m, most widely eaten, first chilli in space in 1982, added to anything you want to spice up, known dried as chipotle chillies. 65-80 days. Heat 5.
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General information:
Chilli
Grown the same as sweet Capsicum. Used fresh or dried and suited for pickling. Range from mildest Heat 1 to hottest Heat 10.
120-160 seeds per gram.
Chilli planting information:
Tropics: | All Year |
Subtropic: | Aug-Mar |
Mild: | Aug-Dec |
Cold/Frost: | Sep-Nov |
Plant space cm: | 40-50 |
Row space cm: | 90-120 |
Depth cm: | 0.6 |
Best soil temp: | 18-35 °C |
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Number of seeds per gram: | 130-190 |
Rate per hectare: | 500g |
Average days to maturity: | 65-80 |